As the federal government scales back support for public-sector cybersecurity, and services from MS-ISAC poised to end this fall, states and local governments move to defend themselves.
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What is quantum supremacy, and when will it arrive? More important: How will quantum computing change our lives — for better or worse?
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As the newly appointed CSO, Stephanie Hedgepeth will work to connect AI, cloud, and strategy to help steer Mississippi’s modernization efforts. Officials announced the state’s AI Innovation Hub earlier this year.
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The executive order directs the Government Operations Agency to work with two state departments in areas including enhancing customer experience. The council, the California Breakthrough Project, had its first meeting in June.
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During a recent briefing on Capitol Hill, leaders and members of national associations considered artificial intelligence use cases and topics, along with a new playbook guiding the technology’s ethical, scalable adoption.
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Separated from live systems and sensitive public data, sandboxes let states and cities test drive artificial intelligence use cases without impacting services.
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The evolution of artificial intelligence, which requires massive amounts of energy to function, is forcing government, utilities and tech suppliers to face the question of whether power grids can keep up.
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New guidance and a national artificial intelligence action plan promote utilizing the technology in education. Some leaders, however, said resources levels must catch up for those strategies to be effective.
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City officials and labor leaders were among those telling city councilors of fears autonomous self-driving cars and ride-share vehicles could be unable to navigate city streets.
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The City Council postponed to September a vote that would install cameras with artificial intelligence on garbage trucks, to search out blight. Areas of concern included cost amid budget tightening, and privacy.
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Proposed City Council legislation that would compel police to restore limited news media access to radio communications advanced to a second reading. Police leadership warned doing so could violate state and federal laws and policies.
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Plus, a study explores the digital divide for tribal households in Michigan, a report indicates that better broadband data can improve deployment efforts, states are advancing with the BEAD program, and more.
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More than a dozen states have launched some form of a digital identity program. Privacy advocates, however, are sounding the alarm, arguing critical privacy features are being overlooked.
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The transit management software firm says its has filed a confidential filing with the SEC, potentially paving the way for a public offering. A gov tech expert discusses how this could benefit the industry.
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New York law will soon require students to have their cellphones turned off at school and stored in a way chosen by their principals. Gov. Kathy Hochul recommended that parents start preparing their kids for this reality.
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Principal Jessiah Gilchrist said Cedar Rapids Taft Middle School has had a policy in place since 2020 restricting the use of cellphones, and he said it's been "so effective."
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The center will be a two-story computer warehouse spread across 578,000 square feet of space, and it’s the first of four such structures, comprising a $1.44 billion campus being built by EdgeConneX.
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